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Electronic Arts has signed a deal to acquire Mythic
Entertainment, the studio behind Medieval MMORPG Dark Age of
Camelot and the forthcoming Warhammer Online: Age of
Reckoning.

Under the terms of the deal the studio will be renamed EA
Mythic, and CEO and co-founder Mark Jacobs will take on the
title of vice president and general manager. VP and COO Rob
Denton will continue in his role, and Mythic's 175 staff
members will remain employed at the studio's Virginia
headquarters.

"The addition of Mythic to the EA family reflects our deep
commitment to the online gaming market worldwide," commented
EA studios president Paul Lee.

"Together, we will create games that will introduce MMO
players to a whole new level of gameplay and excitement."

Jacobs added: "EA's commitment to the online market as well
as its focus on creating games of unsurpassed quality, scope
and scale gives us opportunities and resources we could only
dream about in the past."

The deal, which is subject to closing conditions, is expected
to close during the second quarter of EA's 2007 financial
year. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.